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Old 08-02-2017, 01:01 PM   #38 (permalink)
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I have no idea what consciousness is

But I think to say we are just chemicals in the brain leaves a lot to be desired as none of those chemicals remain very long

It seems to me we are more a blueprint shaped by our experiences and genetics

And so if you replicate the blueprint is it something seperate from or a continuation of a concioussness?

I have yet to find a satisfactory answer in either direction
Try this if you don't mind slogging through some math. It's a stimulating read.



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Try this thought experiment:

Every second another "you" no longer exists but you don't know that because the new you is an almost exact replica of the previous containing all the same memories
Why only once per second?
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